EP 2008678 A2 20081231 - Aerosol medication inhalation system
Title (en)
Aerosol medication inhalation system
Title (de)
System zur Inhalation eines Aerosol-Medikaments
Title (fr)
Système d'inhalation de médication d'aérosol
Publication
Application
Previously filed application
03009988 20030502 EP
Priority
- EP 03009988 A 20030502
- US 13700702 A 20020502
Abstract (en)
An apparatus for aerosol medication delivery, comprising: a mouthpiece member (100) for delivering aerosol medicament to a subject, a holding chamber (200) having first and second ends, the mouthpiece member (100) being disposed at the second end of the chamber and a receptacle member (300) being disposed at the first end of the chamber (200), the receptacle member (300) comprising: an opening (350) adapted to accept a source of aerosol medicament, a vent (320) permitting fluid communication for the entry of outside air into the holding chamber (200), and a means (330) for imparting a rotational flow to the outside air entering the holding chamber, wherein at least a portion of the means (330) for imparting rotation flow is spaced from the vent (320) and at least partially obscuring the vent (320) when the receptacle member (300) is viewed from above.
IPC 8 full level
A61M 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61M 15/0016 (2014.02 - EP US); A61M 15/0018 (2014.02 - EP US); A61M 15/0021 (2014.02 - EP US); A61M 15/0086 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 15/009 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 2205/0233 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 2206/16 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
US 6026808 A 20000222 - ARMER THOMAS ALEX [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL LT LV MK
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1358901 A2 20031105; EP 1358901 A3 20031217; EP 1358901 B1 20161026; DE 08004544 T1 20091217; EP 2008678 A2 20081231; EP 2008678 A3 20091223; EP 2008678 B1 20160323; HK 1128250 A1 20091023; US 2003205226 A1 20031106; US 2005039741 A1 20050224; US 2006011196 A2 20060119; US 2009090355 A1 20090409; US 2012042874 A1 20120223; US 2015122250 A1 20150507; US 2016184536 A1 20160630; US 7562656 B2 20090721; US 8074641 B2 20111213; US 8459252 B2 20130611; US 8973571 B1 20150310; US 9308335 B2 20160412
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 03009988 A 20030502; DE 08004544 T 20030502; EP 08004544 A 20030502; HK 09105890 A 20090630; US 13700702 A 20020502; US 201113288479 A 20111103; US 201313901143 A 20130523; US 201514595632 A 20150113; US 201615065653 A 20160309; US 33297608 A 20081211; US 94354204 A 20040917